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Police Escorts Shoot At Olu Falae At Ile- Oluji by Macclane(m): 6:20am On Mar 02, 2016 |
Osogbo –A leader of pan Yoruba socio-cultural
group, Afenifere, Chief Olu Falae, yesterday
escaped death by the whiskers when a mobile
policeman along Akure-Ilesha Express way fired
a gunshot at his car.
Falae, according to reports was on his way to
Ile-Ife to join other members of the pan Yoruba
socio-cultural group, Afenifere on a courtesy
visit to Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi
when the incident happened.
A visibly disturbed former Secretary to the
Federal Government, SFG, who narrated his
ordeal to newsmen in Ile-Ife before the
Afenifere’s meeting with Oba Ogunwusi said he
narrowly escaped death in the hands of the
policemen.
He explained that his car was shot at at Ile-Oluji
junction.
Falae was recently kidnapped in his Akure
home by Fulani herdsmen before he was
rescued by the security agents.
He expressed shock over the shooting at his
car by the policemen, asking; “When was I
kidnapped that they want to kill me now?’’
He added: “I was coming from Akure
approaching Ilesa and I saw some vehicles
ahead of me. There was a bullion van in front.
The vehicles ahead of us were overtaking the
bullion van so we too followed.
“I nearly passed them when I heard a shot and
subsequent bang on my car. We stopped and
we saw that they actually fired at the car.
“They didn’t stop. We stopped at Erin-Ijesa and
complained to the police at the check-point
that we were fired at by some policemen
escorting a bullion van at Ile-Oluji junction.
Chief Falae who expressed fear over continuous
attack on him said; “I don’t know why I was
kidnapped recently, why I was arrested in
1997 and locked up for two years and now
shot.”
When contacted, the Osun state command of
the Police image maker, Mrs Folashade Odoro
said the command was yet to receive official
report on the issue.
The Personal Assistant to Chief Falae, Captain
Moshood Raji confirmed the incident saying;
“Yes it is true, they shot at the car as we drove
pass them between Ikeji Arakeji and Ipetu in
Osun State as others did .
‘’There were three vehicles including an Hilux
van which was carrying the policemen, the
bullion van and the pilot vehicle.
“Chief Falae’s Sports Utility Vehicle, SUV, drove
pass the pilot car, so one of the policemen fired
a shot at our car . Nobody was injured. Chief
Falae and everybody is fine. “
He added that Chief Falae reported the matter
to police authority in Akure.
Also reacting, Afenifere’s spokesman, Mr Yinka
Odumakin, described the situation as: “Tragic
and symptomatic of the lawlessness and
depravity in our society”.
“Good that Papa's security details have the
clues that will be useful in tracking the fellows
in the bullion van. They must be made
accountable.”
Ooni charges Afenifere to work for Yoruba
unity
During the meeting, the Ooni of Ife, Oba
Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, charged the
leadership of the pan Yoruba socio-cultural
group, Afenifere to give priority to the progress
of Yoruba land irrespective of their individual
political differences.
Speaking in Ile-Ife, yesterday, Oba Ogunwusi
who expressed dissatisfaction over disunity
among Yoruba, urged the group to put the
interest of Yoruba first in all their activities.
His words, “Despite how powerful and
influential we are in Yoruba land, we have
allowed politicians to cause disunity among us.
In his address, the leader of Afenifere, Chief
Reuben Fasoranti, assured the monarch of the
group’s readiness to support any course that
can promote unity in Yoruba land.
Fasoranti whose speech was titled “A Gift to
the Yoruba Race”, described the recent visit by
Oba Ogunwusi to prominent monarchs across
Yorubaland as a challenge to the group.
He said; “In the last few weeks, you have
stepped out of your throne to pay epoch
making visits to your brother Obas and in the
process put an end to historical animosities,
age-long rivalries, petty disputes and perennial
conflicts.
“Kabiesi, we want to prepare you for some of
the challenges you may confront in the good
task you have set for yourself as the enemies of
our nation who have been happy in our
disunity would not fold their hands and see us
come together. They will want to put all
manners of strictures on our way and spanners
in the work.’’
Monarch, Ashafa make case for Yoruba
language
Meantime, the Ooni Ogunwusi and Senator
Olugbenga Ashafa representing Lagos East
have called on the Federal Government to
revisit the country’s education policy to
prevent extinction of indigenous languages in
Nigeria.
Specifically, Ooni said indigenous language is
the beauty of culture and moral values and
promised to convene a stakeholders
conference on the status of Yoruba language in
Nigeria.
Ogunwusi, and Ashafa made case for the
promotion of Yoruba language during the
International Mother Tongue Day organised at
Ife city, Hall Ile- Ife Osun State.
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